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# Missouri Jobs with Justice

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## Posts

- [2025 Annual Report](https://mojwj.org/blog/2025-annual-report/)
- [Protect Direct Democracy in MO - Urge Your Legislator to Vote No on HB 3146](https://mojwj.org/action/protect-direct-democracy-in-mo-urge-your-legislator-to-vote-no-on-hb-3146/)
- [Tell Your Legislators Not to Cut the Minimum Wage Again](https://mojwj.org/action/tell-your-legislators-not-to-cut-the-minimum-wage-again/)
- [Send a Thank You to Your Legislator!](https://mojwj.org/action/send-a-thank-you-to-your-legislator/)
- [Make your voice heard - say NO to the Everything Tax!](https://mojwj.org/action/make-your-voice-heard-say-no-to-the-everything-tax/)
- [Missouri Legislature Repeals Paid Sick Leave Law in Final Days of Session, Missouri Jobs with Justice Hosts Rally in Response](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-legislature-repeals-paid-sick-leave-law-in-final-days-of-session-missouri-jobs-with-justice-hosts-rally-in-response/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, May 15, 2025 Contact: Hannah Edwards hannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City – Today, Missouri Jobs with Justice joined workers and community allies across the state representing labor, faith, civil rights, and reproductive justice at the Missouri Capitol to demand that state elected officials respect the will of the people in the final days
- [Tell Congress to Extend SNAP Funding Today!](https://mojwj.org/action/snap/)
- [2025 Solidarity Ad Book](https://mojwj.org/blog/2025adbook/) - 2025 Solidarity Ad Book The continued support of our members and allies has made MOJwJ’s fight for workers’ rights, fair wages, affordable healthcare and a democracy that works for all families possible. Your grassroots support and participation in our collaborative work allows us the resources we need to engage voters across the state and build
- [Become a Member Organization](https://mojwj.org/resources/become-a-member-organization-2/) - Become a Member Organization Become A Member Organization Annual Membership Dues for Community, Student, and Religious Organizations, based on annual budget:Size of BudgetAnnual DuesMonthly Payment$0 – $10,000$100$8$10,000 – $100,000$250$21$100,000 – $500,000$500$42$500,000 or more$1,000$83If your organization would prefer to pay monthly, please select the “$Other” option, refer to the monthly breakdown amount, and select “Make this
- [Labor Unions: Join As A Member Organization](https://mojwj.org/resources/labor-unions-members/) - Labor Unions: Join As A Member Organization Become A Member Organization Annual Membership Dues for Labor Organizations, based on number of members:Number of MembersAnnual DuesMonthly 0 – 1,000$500$42 1,000 – 2,500$1,000$83 2,500 – 5,000$2,500$208 5,000 – 10,000$5,000$417 10,000 or more$10,000$833 If your organization would prefer to pay monthly, please select the “$Other” option, refer to the monthly breakdown amount, and select
- [Missouri Business Paid Sick Pledge](https://mojwj.org/action/missouri-business-paid-sick-pledge/)
- [Protect our Paid Sick!](https://mojwj.org/action/protect-our-paid-sick/)
- [Anthem Deal Reached After Thousands Lost Access to In-Network Health Care Providers, Local Residents Respond](https://mojwj.org/press-release/anthem-deal-reached-after-thousands-lost-access-to-in-network-health-care-providers-local-residents-respond/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Contact: Hannah Edwards hannah@mojwj.org Columbia, MO — In response to community pressure, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and MU Health Care today reached an agreement after failing to renew their contract April 1, leaving more than ninety thousand Missourians without access to their in-network provider. Last year, Anthem
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Issues Statement After Governor Kehoe Signs HB 567 to Undermine Proposition A and the Will of the People](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-issues-statement-after-governor-kehoe-signs-hb-567-to-undermine-proposition-a-and-the-will-of-the-people/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, July 10, 2025 Contact: Hannah Edwards hannah@mojwj.org Kansas City – Missouri Jobs with Justice released the following statement after Governor Kehoe today signed legislation to repeal Proposition A’s paid sick leave provision entirely and give businesses a way to evade the will of the people. Governor Kehoe did not respond to
- [In Letter to Kehoe, Workers Rights Organizations Urge Protection of New Paid Sick Leave Law As Lawmakers Debate Funding for Billionaire-Owned Stadiums](https://mojwj.org/press-release/in-letter-to-kehoe-workers-rights-organizations-urge-protection-of-new-paid-sick-leave-law-as-lawmakers-debate-funding-for-billionaire-owned-stadiums/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 2, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City – Today, Missouri Jobs with Justice and Missouri Workers Center sent a letter to Governor Kehoe urging him to veto House Bill 567 to protect Missouri’s new paid sick leave law which voters passed with Proposition A in November. Well-deserved relief for workers and economic
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Issues Statement After MO Supreme Court Unanimously Votes to Uphold Proposition A and Will of the People](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-issues-statement-after-mo-supreme-court-unanimously-votes-to-uphold-proposition-a-and-will-of-the-people/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 29, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Kansas City – Missouri Jobs with Justice released the following statement after corporate interest groups, lost their bid at the Missouri Supreme Court to repeal Proposition A: Today, workers won. Missouri workers and businesses from across the state banded together to fight against the disingenuous petition brought
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Celebrates Paid Sick Leave Law Going Into Effect Today](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-celebrates-paid-sick-leave-law-going-into-effect-today/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, May 1, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Kansas City – Today, Proposition A’s paid sick leave law went into effect, allowing workers across Missouri to start accruing paid sick leave. Proposition A to raise the minimum wage and guarantee paid sick leave won in November with nearly 58% of the vote. Missouri Jobs with
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Sends Letter Urging Gov. Kehoe to Veto Senate Bill 22 to Stop Politicians from Skewing Ballot Language and Undermining Election Integrity](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-sends-letter-urging-gov-kehoe-to-veto-senate-bill-22-to-stop-politicians-from-skewing-ballot-language-and-undermining-election-integrity/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 11, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City, Missouri – Missouri Jobs with Justice sent a letter to Governor Kehoe today after the Missouri legislature voted yesterday to pass Senate Bill 22, a dangerous effort by politicians to block impartial courts from rewriting deceptive ballot language that is meant to confuse voters. This power grab by
- [Missouri workers rally across state ahead of paid sick leave taking effect May 1](https://www.kctv5.com/2025/04/11/missouri-workers-rally-across-state-ahead-paid-sick-leave-taking-effect-may-1/#new_tab)
- [Missouri voters continue to wonder whether Prop A will go into effect](https://fox4kc.com/news/missouri-voters-continue-to-wonder-whether-prop-a-will-go-into-effect/#new_tab)
- [Workers’ rights advocates canvass Missouri’s four biggest cities to draw attention to efforts to overturn Proposition A](https://www.kfvs12.com/2025/04/10/workers-rights-advocates-canvass-missouris-four-biggest-cities-draw-attention-efforts-overturn-proposition/#new_tab)
- [Missouri workers organize across the state in support of Prop A](https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_news/missouri-workers-organize-across-the-state-in-support-of-prop-a/article_c443e513-224d-4fdd-96cd-5780fe868786.html#tncms-source=topstory#new_tab)
- [Business owners and workers rally to protect paid sick days](https://www.komu.com/news/midmissourinews/business-owners-and-workers-rally-to-protect-paid-sick-days/article_f6caa729-dc21-41fa-8884-de32ae625d2e.html#new_tab)
- [Missouri workers organize across the state in support of Prop A](https://www.kbia.org/missouri-news/2025-04-10/missouri-workers-organize-across-the-state-in-support-of-prop-a?_amp=true#new_tab)
- [Missouri Workers and Businesses Rally Statewide to Celebrate and Defend Paid Sick Leave Law](https://www.ozarkradionews.com/local-news/missouri-workers-and-businesses-rally-statewide-to-celebrate-and-defend-paid-sick-leave-law#new_tab)
- [Photos, Video Workers and Businesses Unite to Celebrate Proposition A and Urge State Representatives to Protect Paid Sick](https://mojwj.org/press-release/photos-video-workers-and-businesses-unite-to-celebrate-proposition-a-and-urge-state-representatives-to-protect-paid-sick/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 11, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Kansas City, MO — On Thursday, April 10, Missouri Jobs with Justice hosted statewide ‘Protect Our Paid Sick (POPS)’ rallies with Missouri Workers Center, businesses and workers to celebrate the paid sick leave provision of Proposition A going into effect May 1st. Last November, Proposition A was
- [May Day Celebration](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/may-day-celebration/)
- [Missouri Workers Speak Out Ahead of House Vote to Repeal Paid Sick Leave Win](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-workers-speak-out-ahead-of-house-vote-to-repeal-paid-sick-leave-win/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 11, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Missouri Workers Speak Out Ahead of House Vote to Repeal Paid Sick Leave Win Jefferson City, MO — Today, the Missouri House gave first round of approval to House Bill 567, a bill meant to undo Proposition A’s paid sick leave provision, to move forward to a
- [MO JwJ Issues Joint Statement After Legislature Passes Bill to Strip Local Control of SLMPD](https://mojwj.org/press-release/mo-jwj-issues-joint-statement-after-legislature-passes-bill-to-strip-local-control-of-slmpd/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, March 12, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org MO JwJ Issues Joint Statement After Legislature Passes Bill to Strip Local Control of SLMPD St. Louis, MO — The Missouri House of Representatives today passed House Bill 495 to remove the St. Louis Police Department from the control of the City of St. Louis and place
- [MO JwJ Releases Statement After House Votes to Repeal Paid Sick Leave Win](https://mojwj.org/press-release/mo-jwj-releases-statement-after-house-votes-to-repeal-paid-sick-leave-win/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, March 13, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org MO JwJ Releases Statement After House Votes to Repeal Paid Sick Leave Win Jefferson City, MO — House Bill 567, a bill meant to undo Proposition A’s paid sick leave provision and curb annual increases in the minimum wage, is now headed to the Senate after passing
- [Senate Committee Hearing Reveals Coordinated Republican Strategy to Destroy Direct Democracy and Majority Rule in MO](https://mojwj.org/press-release/senate-committee-hearing-reveals-coordinated-republican-strategy-to-destroy-direct-democracy-and-majority-rule-in-mo/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, March 4, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City – The Missouri Senate Committee on Local Government and Elections today held a hearing on several bills designed to shred our long-standing practice of majority rule in Missouri. For over 100 years, Missouri law has been that any constitutional amendment or new law takes effect
- [Missouri Senate Passes Bill to Allow Politicians to Skew Ballot Language and Undermine Election Integrity](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-senate-passes-bill-to-allow-politicians-to-skew-ballot-language-and-undermine-election-integrity/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 27, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City – The Missouri Senate today passed Senate Bill 22, a dangerous effort by politicians to block courts from rewriting deceptive ballot language that is meant to confuse voters. If it becomes law, SB22 would undermine the initiative petition process by eliminating checks and balances that
- [New paid sick leave requirement targeted by Missouri Republicans](https://missouriindependent.com/2025/02/20/new-paid-sick-leave-requirement-targeted-by-missouri-republicans/#new_tab)
- [Missouri Workers Lobby Day in Jefferson City on Feb. 26 to defend Prop. A victory](https://labortribune.com/missouri-workers-lobby-day-in-jefferson-city-on-feb-25-to-defend-prop-a-victory/#new_tab)
- [Republican bills seek to weaken, delay minimum wage increase approved by voters](https://labortribune.com/republican-bills-seek-to-weaken-delay-minimum-wage-increase-approved-by-voters/#new_tab)
- [Joint Statement In Response to House Passing Legislation to Eliminate Community Oversight of Police and Prevent Peaceful Demonstrations](https://mojwj.org/press-release/joint-statement-in-response-to-house-passing-legislation-to-eliminate-community-oversight-of-police-and-prevent-peaceful-demonstrations/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 20, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City, MO — The Missouri House of Representatives today passed House Bill 495, legislation that would remove the St. Louis Police Department from the control of the City of St. Louis and place it under the authority of a statutorily created Board of Police Commissioners. In
- [Missouri House Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Anti-Prop A Legislation *Audio*](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-house-commerce-committee-holds-hearing-on-anti-prop-a-legislation-audio/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 20, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City, MO — Yesterday, the House Commerce Committee held a hearing on House Bill 567, a bill meant to stall and eventually undo Proposition A’s paid sick leave provision. The hearing follows the release of an audio recording in which Missouri Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Kara Corches
- [Weekly Bulletin - February 21, 2025](https://mojwj.org/blog/weekly-bulletin-february-21-2025/)
- [Missouri House Passes Bill to Allow Landlords to Discriminate Against Tenants Receiving Housing Assistance](https://mojwj.org/regionals/statewide/missouri-house-passes-bill-to-allow-landlords-to-discriminate-against-tenants-receiving-housing-assistance/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, February 20, 2025Contact: Hannah Edwardshannah@mojwj.org Jefferson City, MO — Last Thursday, the Missouri House of Representatives passed House Bill 595, sponsored by Rep. Chris Brown (R-Kansas City) to allow landlords to refuse to lease to tenants who receive federal housing assistance. The bill also prohibits county and city ordinances that would limit the
- [Together, We’ve Made History](https://mojwj.org/blog/together-weve-made-history/)
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice celebrates 25 years](https://labortribune.com/missouri-jobs-with-justice-celebrates-25-years/#new_tab)
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice takes over Missouri Health Care for All](https://labortribune.com/missouri-jobs-with-justice-takes-over-missouri-health-care-for-all/#new_tab)
- [Missourians to vote on paid sick leave and minimum wage hike next month](https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/10/missourians-to-vote-on-paid-sick-leave-and-minimum-wage-hike/#new_tab)
- [2024 Ad Book](https://mojwj.org/blog/2024-ad-book/) - 2024 Ad Book Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The continued support of our members and allies has made MOJwJ’s fight for workers’ rights, fair wages, affordable healthcare and a democracy that works for all families possible. Your grassroots support and participation in our collaborative work allows us the resources we need to engage voters across the
- [IT'S OFFICIAL! Your Work Put Healthy Families on the Ballot!](https://mojwj.org/blog/its-official-your-work-put-healthy-families-on-the-ballot/) - We are thrilled to share fantastic news with you today! After over a year of hard work and months of waiting to be certified, we are proud to announce that our citizen-led petition, Healthy Families for Fair Wages (earned paid sick days $15 minimum wage) and our allies at Missourians for Constitutional Freedom (campaign to
- [Missouri must meets its obligation for care and fully fund Medicaid programs](https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/guest_commentaries/missouri-must-meets-its-obligation-for-care-and-fully-fund-medicaid-programs/article_a0800c24-3a06-11ef-b290-d7b39b50eee4.html#new_tab)
- [Rose Brooks Union holds rally for better working conditions after filing multiple unfair labor charges against organization](https://www.thepitchkc.com/rose-brooks-union-holds-rally-for-better-working-conditions-before-election-day/#new_tab)
- [Rose Brooks employees voted to unionize. What comes next for the domestic violence shelter and its staff?](https://www.thepitchkc.com/rose-brooks-employees-voted-to-unionize-what-comes-next-for-the-domestic-violence-shelter-and-its-staff/#new_tab)
- [Republicans claim to be supported by 'the people,' but numbers aren't on their side](https://www.news-leader.com/story/opinion/2024/05/19/republican-party-is-on-wrong-side-of-majority-in-missouri/73707238007/#new_tab)
- [Senate Approves bill to end majority rule](https://labortribune.com/senate-approves-bill-to-end-majority-rule-in-missouri/#new_tab)
- [Missouri House passes deceptive version of bill to end majority rule voting](https://labortribune.com/missouri-house-passes-deceptive-version-of-bill-to-end-majority-rule-voting/#new_tab)
- [House sends SJR74 to end majority rule back to the Senate reloaded with ‘ballot candy’](https://labortribune.com/house-sends-sjr74-to-end-majority-rule-back-to-the-senate-reloaded-with-ballot-candy/)
- [GOP bill to end majority rule voting dies after record-breaking 50-hour Democratic Senate filibuster](https://labortribune.com/gop-bill-to-end-majority-rule-voting-dies-after-record-breaking-50-hour-democratic-senate-filibuster/)
- [Raising the Missouri minimum wage](https://www.kfvs12.com/video/2024/05/01/raising-missouri-minimum-wage/#new_tab)
- [Missouri minimum wage raise set to be on August or November ballot](https://www.kctv5.com/2024/05/07/missouri-minimum-wage-raise-set-be-august-or-november-ballot/#new_tab)
- [Missouri campaign to raise minimum wage, earn sick leave submits signatures](https://www.kctv5.com/2024/05/02/missouri-campaign-raise-minimum-wage-earn-sick-leave-submits-signatures/#new_tab)
- [The Missouri legislature is cutting local governments’ power to pass their own laws](https://kcbeacon.org/stories/2024/05/07/missouri-preemption-kansas-city-minimum-wage/#new_tab)
- [Workers at Kansas City domestic violence shelter become first in Missouri to unionize](https://www.kcur.org/news/2024-05-24/workers-at-kansas-city-domestic-violence-shelter-rose-brooks-first-in-missouri-to-unionize#new_tab)
- [Which election can Missouri voters expect to see initiative petitions on the ballot?](https://ourcommunitynow.com/P/which-election-can-missouri-voters-expect-to-see-initiative-petitions-on-the-ballot#new_tab)
- [Missouri voters to decide on higher wages, paid sick leave for all workers](https://labortribune.com/missouri-voters-to-decide-on-higher-wages-paid-sick-leave-for-all-workers/#new_tab)
- [Voter rights education a focus of ‘Freedom Summer’](https://wordinblack.com/2024/04/voter-rights-education-a-focus-of-freedom-summer/#new_tab)
- [Voter rights education a focus of ‘Freedom Summer’](https://www.stlamerican.com/election/voter-rights-education-a-focus-of-freedom-summer/article_116207fa-fc9d-11ee-9338-ab16f0fb24dd.html#new_tab)
- [Staff at KIPP St. Louis High School vote to decertify union](https://labortribune.com/staff-at-kipp-st-louis-high-school-vote-to-decertify-union/#new_tab)
- [Union members remember workers lost at 44th Annual Union Labor Mass](https://labortribune.com/union-members-remember-workers-lost-at-44th-annual-union-labor-mass/#new_tab)
- [Teachers and support staff at KIPP charter high school return to the strike line](https://labortribune.com/teachers-and-support-staff-at-kipp-charter-high-school-return-to-the-strike-line/#new_tab)
- [Teachers and support staff strike at KIPP St. Louis High School](https://labortribune.com/teachers-and-support-staff-strike-at-kipp-st-louis-high-school/#new_tab)
- [SLUH nurses applying pressure campaign to stop exodus of RNs as contract negotiations drag on](https://labortribune.com/sluh-nurses-apply-pressure-campaign-to-stop-exodus-of-rns-as-contract-negotiations-drag-on/#new_tab)
- [Fighting for a fair contract, RNs at St. Louis University Hospital hold candlelight vigil for patient safety](https://labortribune.com/fighting-for-a-first-contract-kipp-educators-petition-charter-schools-regional-management/#new_tab)
- [Fighting for a first contract, KIPP educators petition charter school’s regional management](https://labortribune.com/fighting-for-a-first-contract-kipp-educators-petition-charter-schools-regional-management/#new_tab)
- [SLU Hospital nurses hosting candlelight vigil for patient safety Feb. 29](https://labortribune.com/slu-hospital-nurses-hosting-candlelight-vigil-for-patient-safety-feb-29/#new_tab)
- [SLU Hospital nurses strike for second time in four months](https://labortribune.com/slu-hospital-nurses-strike-for-second-time-in-four-months/)
- [In Missouri, we know what 'majority rules' means. Lawmakers' deceptive change isn't needed](https://mojwj.org/news/in-missouri-we-know-what-majority-rules-means-lawmakers-deceptive-change-isnt-needed/)
- [Which election can Missouri voters expect to see initiative petitions on the ballot?](https://mojwj.org/news/which-election-can-missouri-voters-expect-to-see-initiative-petitions-on-the-ballot/)
- [OPINION: Initiative petition ‘ballot candy’ designed to deceive voters](https://labortribune.com/opinion-initiative-petition-ballot-candy-designed-to-deceive-voters/#new_tab)
- [Group turns in signatures to put minimum wage hike, paid sick leave on Missouri ballot](https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/01/group-turns-in-signatures-to-put-minimum-wage-hike-paid-sick-leave-on-missouri-ballot/#new_tab)
- [Boone County new focus of Missouri initiative petition campaigns following redistricting](https://missouriindependent.com/2024/05/28/boone-county-missouri-initiative-petition-redistricting/#new_tab)
- [SLUH nurses call rally to demand a fair contract](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/column/tony-messenger/messenger-st-louis-faces-a-double-barreled-legal-attack-on-poverty/article_ccb02c78-2fe5-11ef-910d-b792f77ddf35.html)
- [Minimum wage hasn’t grown with US productivity. Missouri should vote to fix it](https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article289561084.html#new_tab)
- [SLU Hospital Nurses say SSM Health leader violated federal law by attempting to decertify union](https://labortribune.com/slu-hospital-nurses-say-ssm-health-leader-violated-federal-law-by-attempting-to-decertify-union/#new_tab)
- [JFS workers form two union units in close vote](https://stljewishlight.org/news/news-local/jfs-workers-form-two-union-units-in-close-vote#new_tab)
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice campaign wins NAACP Human Rights award](https://labortribune.com/missouri-jobs-with-justice-campaign-wins-naacp-human-rights-award/#new_tab)
- [Missouri's Medicaid Crisis Hits Home for Disabled Missourians](https://mojwj.org/blog/missouris-medicaid-crisis-hits-home-for-disabled-missourians/) - As someone who has relied on Missouri's Medicaid system for over 25 years due to disability, I've seen firsthand how effective our state programs can be when properly funded and supported by our leaders. After years of certain politicians siphoning away resources and adding more and more hoops to jump through, our Medicaid system is
- [Help us champion health care for all Missourians](https://mojwj.org/blog/help-us-champion-health-care-for-all-missourians/) - Fighting for health care as a human right has been a core value of Missouri Jobs with Justice since our founding 25 years ago. One of my first health care actions was a honk & wave rally to pass the ACA back in 2009. It was clear to me fifteen years ago that Missourians were
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Announces Absorption of Missouri Health Care for All](https://mojwj.org/regionals/statewide/missouri-jobs-with-justice-announces-absorption-of-missouri-health-care-for-all/) - July 10, 2024 Missouri — Missouri Jobs with Justice (MOJWJ) is proud to announce the integration of Missouri Health Care for All (MHCFA) as a project under its organizational umbrella, effective immediately. This move ensures the continuation of MHCFA's vital mission to advocate for equitable health care access across the state of Missouri. “Health care
- [Celebrating a Milestone: Rose Brooks Workers Win Union Election with Support from Missouri Jobs with Justice](https://mojwj.org/blog/celebrating-a-milestone-rose-brooks-workers-win-union-election-with-support-from-missouri-jobs-with-justice/) - In a significant victory for workers' rights and workplace dignity, the dedicated frontline staff at Rose Brooks Center in Kansas City, MO, have successfully unionized. This achievement comes after a hard-fought battle against management opposition, supported by community leaders and advocacy groups like Missouri Jobs with Justice, Stand Up KC, and the Missouri Workers Center.
- [Victory & Valor: Ongoing Worker Triumphs and Battles](https://mojwj.org/blog/victory-valor-ongoing-worker-triumphs-and-battles/) - We are halfway through 2024 and our commitment to fighting for the working class is growing stronger every day. From St. Louis to Kansas City, we have witnessed significant wins for workers and have stood on the frontlines in solidarity as they fight for fair wages, paid leave, workplace safety, and everything in between. We
- [Vote](https://mojwj.org/resources/vote/) - Vote 1. Check Your Registration Get Registered 2. Find Where to Vote Your Polling Place 3. Make Your Plan When, Where, How. 4. Save this Number to your Phone Election Protection! If you have ANY questions or any issues voting – call Election Protection immediately. 1-866-OUR-VOTE or 1-866-687-8683.
- [Victory! Elevance reverses cruel charges after MO Jobs with Justice & People's Action launch petition!](https://mojwj.org/blog/victory-elevance-reverses-cruel-charges-after-mo-jobs-with-justice-peoples-action-launch-petition/) - Sara was in collections because Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield refused to pay for the treatment for a hole in her baby's lung. Elevance, Anthem BlueCross BlueShields’s (BCBS) parent company, made $8.5 billion in profit in 2023. How? By denying care for people like Sara and her son, even if it means saving a baby’s
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Celebrates Grassroots Victory as Legislative Session Concludes](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-celebrates-grassroots-victory-as-legislative-session-concludes/) - May 17, 2024 Missouri - May 17, 2024 - Missouri Jobs with Justice (MOJWJ), a statewide coalition of faith, labor, community groups, and leaders fighting for racial, social, and economic justice, is celebrating a significant victory as the state legislative session comes to a close. Led by MOJWJ, the coalition successfully defended majority rule and
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- [Mayor Tishaura O. Jones Signs St. Louis Infrastructure Bill, Joins Roundtable on Supporting Working Families and Youth with $250 Million from American Rescue Plan](https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/mayor/news/infrastructure-bill-2022.cfm)
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- [<strong>She was making $8.50 an hour. This Kansas City woman fights for a living wage for all</strong>](https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article271104452.html#new_tab)
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- [Missouri’s minimum wage increased](https://www.kmov.com/2023/01/02/missouris-minimum-wage-increased/)
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- [Missouri’s minimum wage just rose to $12 an hour. Future pay will change with inflation](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/missouri-minimum-wage-just-rose-194618507.html?guccounter=1#new_tab)
- [Missouri’s minimum wage just rose to $12 an hour. Future pay will change with inflation](https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article270711157.html#new_tab)
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- [MO Budget Proposal Includes Medicaid Expansion, State Worker Pay Raise](https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-01-20/budget-policy-and-priorities/mo-budget-proposal-includes-medicaid-expansion-state-worker-pay-raise/a77496-1#new_tab)
- [Workers Like Bridget Need the Initiative Petition](https://mojwj.org/blog/workers-like-bridget-need-the-initiative-petition/) - Missourians work hard for our families and we value our freedom. We hold our right to place issues on the ballot as sacred. Workers will not sit on the sidelines as politicians try to rig the rules against everyday Missourians.
- [What you need to know about Missouri's legislative session](https://mojwj.org/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-missouris-legislative-session/) - The people’s house - aka the Missouri Legislature - is officially back in session for the year. I spent hours this past week pouring over the more than one thousand bills that have already been filed. You won’t be surprised to learn that more than two dozen bills have been filed to take power from
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- [Join a Kansas City Faith Labor Alliance Breakfast](https://mojwj.org/regionals/kansas-city/join-a-kansas-city-faith-labor-alliance-breakfast/) - Join a Kansas City Faith Labor Alliance Breakfast After a hugely successful August re-launch of the Kansas City Faith Labor Alliance, we have tentative dates for 2023. We intend to meet every other month, plus a summer break.Please use this form to RSVP for our upcoming Faith Labor Alliance Breakfasts:Thursday, January 19th, 7:30 – 9:00
- [Join a St. Louis Faith Labor Alliance Breakfast](https://mojwj.org/regionals/st-louis/join-a-st-louis-faith-labor-alliance-breakfast/) - Join a St. Louis Faith Labor Alliance Breakfast Please use this form to RSVP for our upcoming 2023 STL Faith Labor Alliance Breakfasts.The 2023 St. Louis Faith Labor Alliance Breakfasts will be held on the following dates through May. Tuesday, January 24th Tuesday, February 28th Tuesday, March 28th Tuesday, April 25th Tuesday, May 23rd –
- [New Report Shows that Majority of St. Louis Direct Cash Assistance Recipients Used Funds for Essentials Including Groceries and Utilities](https://mojwj.org/regionals/st-louis/new-report-shows-that-majority-of-st-louis-direct-cash-assistance-recipients-used-funds-for-essentials-including-groceries-and-utilities/) - The Case Study Can Be Viewed & Downloaded at mojwj.org/DCAreport ST. LOUIS, MO — A new report from Missouri Jobs with Justice and Hester St. highlights how stakeholders and the city of St. Louis applied American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to pilot a Direct Cash Assistance program for 9,300 St. Louis residents most negatively
- [2022 End of Year Celebrations!](https://mojwj.org/blog/2022-end-of-year-celebrations/) - We are thrilled to bring back our regional End of Year celebrations! Join us in person at a party near you to celebrate our big wins - and pick up brand new Missouri Jobs with Justice swag! Thursday, December 1st, 6:00 PM Springfield Missouri End of Year Celebration - National Avenue Christian Church, 1515 S.
- [The State of Working Missouri](https://mojwj.org/blog/state-of-working-missouri/) - Working Missourians are the engines of our economy, supplying the products and services we all use in our daily lives. They harvest the food we eat, build the homes we live in, and pave the roads we drive on; they keep our communities safe, provide our families with state-of-the-art health care and quality education. It
- [<strong>ADVISORY: Thousands Demand Cigna Put Care Over Cost & Cover Critical Treatment for Springfield, Missouri resident</strong>](https://mojwj.org/press-release/advisory-thousands-demand-cigna-put-care-over-cost-cover-critical-treatment-for-springfield-missouri-resident/) - Contact: Crystal Brigman Mahaney, Crystal@mojwj.org, 417-693-5690; Missouri Jobs with Justice Communications Director ADVISORY: Thousands Demand Cigna Put Care Over Cost & Cover Critical Treatment for Springfield, Missouri resident Springfield Health Care Advocates to Share Health Care Stories and as St. Louis Advocates Deliver 3,000 Petitions at Rally Outside Cigna Building Springfield, Missouri – TOMORROW, Thursday,
- [St. Louis Health Care Advocates to Deliver 3,000 Petitions at Rally Outside Cigna Building](https://mojwj.org/regionals/st-louis/st-louis-health-care-advocates-to-deliver-3000-petitions-at-rally-outside-cigna-building/) - Contact: Crystal Brigman Mahaney, Crystal@mojwj.org, 417-693-5690; Missouri Jobs with Justice Communications Director ADVISORY: Thousands Demand Cigna Put Care Over Cost & Cover Critical Treatment Health Care Advocates to Deliver 3,000 Petitions at Rally Outside Cigna Building St. Louis, Missouri – TOMORROW, Thursday, November 10th, health care advocates will rally at Cigna Healthcare’s local office to
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- [Campaign Update: Funding Columbia's needs & putting people first](https://mojwj.org/blog/campaign-update-funding-columbias-needs-putting-people-first/) - Last month, thousands of Columbia residents let our leaders know how we want them to invest in our communities. We spoke out, and the survey results show what we already knew: we want ARPA funds to help our communities and those most impacted by this pandemic! According to the survey, the top priorities for Columbia's
- [We're Putting Care Over Cost](https://mojwj.org/blog/were-putting-care-over-cost/) - When I first began working with Missouri Jobs with Justice, I had already spent years struggling to find health care for my father. My father is a veteran but was denied benefits due to his mental illness. After suffering a stroke and a heart attack, the need for compassionate, affordable, and accessible health care became
- [Labor & LGBTQ Solidarity - now & forever](https://mojwj.org/blog/labor-lgbtq-solidarity-forever/) - Labor and the LGBTQ+ community have a long history together. From the birth of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement to the present day, our communities have worked side by side to achieve victories for working people of all races, genders, ethnicities, and sexual orientations.
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Celebrates Paid Family & Medical Leave for St. Louis City Workers  ](https://mojwj.org/regionals/st-louis/victory-paid-leave-for-stlouis-city-workers/) - June 16, 2022 MISSOURI – Missouri Jobs with Justice (MO JWJ) and our partners applaud the City of St. Louis for adopting paid family and medical leave for thousands of city workers. After hearing from working families about the difficulties to manage work and family obligations, MO JWJ and other organizations have been mobilizing in
- [Building Power Across Missouri - Paid Family Leave](https://mojwj.org/blog/building-power-across-missouri-paid-family-leave/) - For this month's edition of Building Power Across Missouri, we're spotlighting St. Louis and the fight for Paid Family Leave! As a new mom, with a new family, the fight for all workers to be able to be there for their families is deeply personal. No matter what we look like, where we call home,
- [Missouri Legislature adjourns after months of grandstanding while the needs of Missourians go largely unmet](https://mojwj.org/regionals/statewide/missouri-legislature-adjourns-after-months-of-grandstanding-while-the-needs-of-missourians-go-largely-unmet/) - JEFFERSON CITY – After five months of partisan bickering, Missouri legislators officially adjourned the legislative session. While many politicians used their elected office to boost their own egos and special interests, the needs of their constituents were largely ignored. Leaders are elected to represent the needs of their constituents and strengthen Missouri’s working families. If
- [Missouri politicians doubling down on the most vulnerable workers](https://mojwj.org/blog/missouri-politicians-doubling-down-on-the-most-vulnerable-workers/) - As Missourians struggle to go to work and school safely, a handful of Jefferson City politicians continue to focus their energy on their own ambitions and special interests. They are actively working against Missouri families with efforts to drastically reduce unemployment benefits and repeal Medicaid expansion, which a majority of voters passed in 2019. Thousands
- [Real change happens on front porches](https://mojwj.org/blog/real-change-happens-on-front-porches/) - We always say that real change happens from the ground up, in church basements and union halls, at community centers, and on front porches. That is exactly what we experienced this weekend in St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Charles, and North Kansas City. The beginning of real power and relationships in our communities. A great
- [Legislative Update: One Month To Go](https://mojwj.org/blog/legislative-update-one-month-to-go/) - After weeks of deadlock, the Missouri legislature is back to business as usual. Unfortunately, for some politicians, it’s the business of attacking workers, healthcare, and democracy. As we enter this final stretch, we must keep the pressure up. Protecting Unemployment Benefits At a time when all of us are doing our best, some politicians are
- [Power Up Solidarity: KC Google Workers Unionize!](https://mojwj.org/blog/power-up-solidarity-kc-google-workers-unionize/) - Last month, KC Google Fiber temporary and contract workers won their union election to become the first official unit in the first tech union open to full-time, temporary, and contract workers. This month, these workers, now officially a part of Alphabet Workers Union-CWA, joined Missouri Jobs with Justice as a member organization! Corporations like Google
- [Putting People First: St. Louis Direct Cash Assistance Program](https://mojwj.org/blog/putting-people-first-st-louis-direct-cash-assistance-program/) - We are in a critical transition out of the pandemic. We know recovering from the fallout will impact us for years to come. Right now, we have the opportunity to tell Mayor Jones and the Board of Alderman to invest in the needs of our community. Last year, Missouri Jobs with Justice helped pass a
- [test-event-canvassing](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/test-event-canvassing/) - test-event-canvassing Add Your Name No matter what we look like or where we live, we want our communities to be vibrant. For decades, we as St. Louisians have come together to renew our city’s earnings tax to support our community and shared public services.We again have the responsibility to come together and VOTE YES to
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice applauds new Paid Family Leave policy for City Workers](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-applauds-new-paid-family-leave-policy-for-city-workers/) - MISSOURI – In response to Mayor Tishaura Jones’ Paid Family Leave Proposal for All City Employees, Missouri Jobs with Justice released the following statement: “Most of us work hard for our families, no matter our zip code, income, race, or job title. For too long, our families and communities have been forced to choose between
- [This Tax Day, Missouri Working Families are Paying their Fair Share but Missouri Billionaires are Not](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/this-tax-day-missouri-working-families-are-paying-their-fair-share-but-missouri-billionaires-are-not/) - $15.1 Billion, or 87%, Pandemic Wealth Gain of Missouri’s 7 Billionaires May Well Go Untaxed, Making Case for President Biden’s Proposed Billionaires Income Tax Passage of Billionaires Income Tax Could Deliver up to $655 Million a Year to Missouri if Distributed Like Current Federal Grants MISSOURI – Missouri’s seven billionaires grew $15.1 billion, or 87%,
- [Bills to cut unemployment, repeal Medicaid, and gut direct democracy are on the move!](https://mojwj.org/blog/bills-to-cut-unemployment-repeal-medicaid-and-gut-direct-democracy-are-on-the-move/) - Bills to cut unemployment, repeal Medicaid, and gut direct democracy are on the move! After weeks of deadlock, the Missouri legislature is back to business as usual. Unfortunately, for some politicians, it’s the business of attacking workers, healthcare, and democracy. As we enter this final stretch, we must keep the pressure up. Protecting Unemployment BenefitsAt a
- [MO JWJ stands with striking Starbucks workers!](https://mojwj.org/blog/solidarity20220318/) - Starbucks workers at the Overland Park store are going ON STRIKE this Saturday, March 19th!These Starbucks workers have already organized a majority at their store, filed for a union election, and will be receiving their ballots this weekend! In typical corporate fashion, Starbucks is trying to bust the union and divide workers. Join Us on
- [test - b - jwj template - letter writing](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/test-b-jwj-template-letter-writing/) - test – b – jwj template – letter writing Add Your Name No matter what we look like or where we live, we want our communities to be vibrant. For decades, we as St. Louisians have come together to renew our city’s earnings tax to support our community and shared public services.We again have the
- [test - b - letter-writing](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/test-b-letter-writing/) - test – b – letter-writing Add Your Name No matter what we look like or where we live, we want our communities to be vibrant. For decades, we as St. Louisians have come together to renew our city’s earnings tax to support our community and shared public services.We again have the responsibility to come together
- [TEST - B - Event](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/test-b-event/) - TEST – B – Event Add Your Name No matter what we look like or where we live, we want our communities to be vibrant. For decades, we as St. Louisians have come together to renew our city’s earnings tax to support our community and shared public services.We again have the responsibility to come together
- [erin testing page](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/erin/) - ;lkajdsf;lkjas;dlkfjas Sign Up Now Voter engagement doesn’t just happen around elections – our communities matter all year-round. And our voices matter too. In order to build lasting change, we’re committing to building deep relationships and having open conversations. Through Deep Canvassing, we are having open-ended conversations to connect our people (ie voters and Missourians) to
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Celebrates,<br>Prepares to Push Forward An Agenda that Works for All Columbians](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-celebratesprepares-to-push-forward-an-agenda-that-works-for-all-columbians/) - In response to the election night results where Proposition 1 passed overwhelmingly, Barbara Buffaloe was elected as Columbia's new mayor, Nick Foster was elected to represent Columbia's 4th Ward, and the Ward 3 election between Karl Skala and Roy Lovelady remains too close to call, Missouri Jobs with Justice issued the following: “This election is a win
- [Did your state representative vote to repeal Medicaid Expansion?](https://mojwj.org/blog/did-your-state-representative-vote-to-repeal-medicaid-expansion/) - Did your state representative vote to repeal Medicaid Expansion? Did they vote to uphold the will of the people? Or did they vote to delay and defund Medicaid expansion? Scroll through to find your representative. Previous Next TAKE ACTION NOW: DEFEND MEDICAID EXPANSION *Find the full roll call vote here: https://house.mo.gov/BillTracking/PDFViewer/web/viewer.html?file=/billtracking/bills221/jrnpdf/jrn027.pdf#page=10
- [Four say they'll compete for Columbia City Council seats](https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/elections/four-say-theyll-compete-for-columbia-city-council-seats/article_b3a2537a-17aa-11eb-8aec-9b8fc378e1cd.html#new_tab) - Candidate Randy Minchew at Neighborhood Town Hall sponsored by Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action and fellow neighborhood and advocacy groups. March 12, 2022. Columbia, Missouri. WARD 3 Nick Foster Erica Pefferman WARD 4 Roy Lovelady Karl Skala MAYORAL Barbara Buffaloe Tanya Heath Randy Minchew David Seamon
- [Standing Room Only: Columbia residents pack Neighborhood Town Hall](https://mojwj.org/blog/2022columbia-town-hall/) - Ahead of Columbia’s April municipal election, all Mayoral, Ward 3, and Ward 4 candidates were invited to answer questions from workers and sign on to the Neighborhood Pledge COLUMBIA - More than 125 Columbia residents packed the Benton Elementary Gymnasium on Saturday, March 12th to hear from candidates for Columbia City Council Ward 3, Ward
- [MO JWJ Leader & Former Rep. Cora Faith Walker remembered by St. Louis-area leaders, family, and friends](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/cora-faith-walker-remembered-by-st-louis-area-leaders-family-and-friends/article_a3a6a4dc-be8a-514a-a0ed-256b0853f4a7.html?utm_source=stltoday.com&#038;utm_campaign=/newsletter-templates/local/trending&#038;utm_medium=PostUp&#038;utm_content=1c31bfe9bf9c534613e1c65564e0d029fce52c8d#new_tab) - Cora Faith Walker remembered by St. Louis-area leaders, family and friends. County Executive Sam Page.
- [The Initiative Petition Process is Under Attack: Politicians want to change it to silence our voices](https://mojwj.org/blog/the-initiative-petition-process-is-under-attack-politicians-want-to-change-it-to-silence-our-voices/) - Richard von Glahn, Policy Director - Special commentary to The St. Louis Labor Tribune One-hundred-fifteen years ago, Missourians saw fit to enshrine the right to direct democracy into our state constitution through the initiative petition process. Doing so was meant to provide citizens a check on our legislature, to make sure our voices would be
- [The Ripple Effect of Low Wages for State Employees](https://mojwj.org/blog/the-ripple-effect-of-low-wages-for-state-employees/) - During his state of the state, Governor Mike Parson recommended a long overdue 5.5% cost of living adjustment for all state employees as well as a new minimum wage of $15 per hour. Missouri state workers have ranked last in state employee compensation for nearly two decades and numerous studies commissioned by the state have
- [Governor signs $4.6B spending plan, House approves bill targeting Medicaid expansion](https://missouriindependent.com/2022/02/24/4-6b-spending-bill-heads-to-governor-house-approves-bill-targeting-medicaid-expansion/#new_tab) - Politicians in Jefferson City are determined to rip health care and a living wage for state workers away from thousands. Missouri Jobs with Justice and Missouri Jobs with Justice Voter Action.
- [Statement on HJR 117 & attacks on Medicaid](https://mojwj.org/press-release/statement-on-hjr-117-attacks-on-medicaid/) - Today’s actions are another attack on voter-approved Medicaid. These political antics needlessly put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Missourians at risk and uncertainty about their healthcare. “I only just received my Medicaid card this month,” said Nina Canaleo, a Kansas City-area mother who fought for Medicaid expansion for her family and thousands of others. “I am
- [Springfield: Yoga for Justice](https://mojwj.org/regionals/springfield-ozarks/yoga/) - Springfield: Yoga for Justice RSVP Yoga for Justice!A Fundraiser benefitting Missouri Jobs with JusticeThursday, October 7, 20215:30 – 7:00 PMNational Avenue Christian Church1515 S National, Springfield 65804Donations are welcome and help Missouri Jobs with Justice continue to build a Missouri where we can all thrive – no matter what.Donations are welcome and help build power
- [TAKE ACTION and add your voice to our movement](https://mojwj.org/blog/take-action-and-add-your-voice-to-our-movement/) - It is only January 20, and already the Missouri Legislature is already up to no good. Bills are moving forward to repeal the voter-approved expansion to Medicaid, there's a near privatization of our education system filed, and nineteen bills have been filed that would silence our voices by making the initiative petition process more difficult.
- [2021 Missouri Jobs with Justice Ad Book](https://mojwj.org/blog/2021-missouri-jobs-with-justice-ad-book/) - 2021 Ad Book As we turn the corner into Fall, Missouri Jobs with Justice presents the 2021 Ad Book. As always, this year’s ad book proudly showcases the support from the labor unions, community groups, small businesses, elected officials, and individuals who invested in this project. A special shout out to the leaders who shared their
- [Judge weighs decision after hearing on Missouri Medicaid expansion](https://www.ky3.com/2021/08/07/judge-weighs-decision-after-hearing-missouri-medicaid-expansion/#new_tab)
- [University of Missouri union workers rally as contract nears its end](https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/news/education/campus/2021/08/18/university-missouri-mizzou-mu-union-workers-protest-contract-nears-end/8169140002/#new_tab)
- [UPDATED: Judge orders state to immediately allow Missourians to enroll in expanded Medicaid](https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/updated-judge-orders-state-to-immediately-allow-missourians-to-enroll-in-expanded-medicaid/article_a7a9ec58-f9eb-11eb-aff4-171be47c4949.html#new_tab)
- [After Court Ruling, Missouri Begins Implementing Changes To Expand Medicaid](https://www.capradio.org/news/npr/story?storyid=1022642113#new_tab)
- [Judge orders state to immediately allow Missourians to enroll in expanded Medicaid](https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/115534/2021/08/10/judge-orders-state-to-immediately-allow-missourians-to-enroll-in-expanded-medicaid/)
- [Tens of thousands face eviction, social misery in Missouri with lifting of moratorium](https://www.missouribusinessalert.com/industries/115534/2021/08/10/judge-orders-state-to-immediately-allow-missourians-to-enroll-in-expanded-medicaid/)
- [Missourians head to court to restore unemployment benefits, recoup lost wages](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missourians-head-to-court/) - Missourians head to court to restore unemployment benefits, recoup lost wages Mounting evidence points to failure of Governor’s policies on unemployment Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tens of thousands of Missourians will be anxiously watching the Cole County courthouse today, as Missouri Jobs with Justice faces off against Governor Parson over his unilateral decision to block
- [Missouri House Committee Debates Delaying Minimum Wage Increases](https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-03-24/missouri-house-committee-debates-delaying-minimum-wage-increases)
- [State representative wants to slow Missouri’s minimum wage increase](https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/local-news/state-representative-wants-to-slow-missouris-minimum-wage-increase/)
- [Lawsuit: Proposed ‘right-to-work’ constitutional amendment misleads voters](https://labortribune.com/lawsuit-proposed-right-to-work-constitutional-amendment-misleads-voters/)
- [Teamsters Local 618 members on strike at Valvoline](https://labortribune.com/teamsters-local-618-members-on-strike-at-valvoline/)
- [YOUR LETTERS: Vote YES on Earnings Tax Prop E April 6](https://labortribune.com/your-letters-vote-yes-on-earnings-tax-prop-e-april-6/)
- [Breaking: MO JWJ Launches Lawsuit to  Restore Benefits to 150,000 Missouri Families](https://mojwj.org/press-release/unemployment-lawsuit/) - Today, Missouri Jobs with Justice launched a lawsuit seeking to return the promised federal financial support to support the hundreds of thousands of Missouri families who are not yet able to safely return to work. “As Missouri Jobs with Justice,we believe in an economy and democracy that works for all workers,” said Caitlyn Adams, Executive
- [St. Louis’ earnings tax helps pay for city services; Vote ‘YES on Prop E’ to protect union jobs](https://labortribune.com/st-louis-earnings-tax-helps-pay-for-city-services-vote-yes-on-prop-e-to-protect-union-jobs/)
- [Republicans push to make it harder to change Missouri Constitution](https://www.examiner.net/story/news/2021/02/17/missouri-constitution-missouri-general-assembly-initiative-petition-republicans/6786484002/)
- [Republicans push to make it harder to change Missouri Constitution](https://missouriindependent.com/2021/02/17/republicans-renew-push-to-make-it-harder-to-change-missouris-constitution/)
- [Missouri lawmakers consider making ballot initiatives harder for voters to pass](https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article249323870.html)
- [Republicans push to make it harder to change Missouri Constitution](https://www.thepitchkc.com/republicans-renew-push-to-make-it-harder-to-change-missouris-constitution/)
- [Republicans push to make it harder to change Missouri Constitution](https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/republicans-renew-push-to-make-it-harder-to-change-missouri-s-constitution/article_c4e7067a-7133-11eb-a12f-2b60e769edec.html#//)
- [Richard von Glahn: Listen to workers, not executives, on wages](https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/richard-von-glahn-listen-to-workers-not-executives-on-wages/article_844351cd-50e1-57c2-bca7-344fb1ec8e2c.html#//)
- [AFFIRMED! More that 275,000 Missourians Have a Constitutional Right to Enroll in Medicaid and Finally Access the Life-Saving Care They Deserve](https://mojwj.org/press-release/medicaid-expansion-stands/) - In a unanimous decision, today the Missouri Supreme Court affirmed that more than 275,000 Missourians do in fact have the constitutional right to enroll in Missouri’s Medicaid program - as approved by Missouri voters less than one year ago. Across the state, advocates - and more importantly - Missourians who have been excluded from affordable
- [August 3rd: Vote YES on Prop R to deliver education, training, and resources to our communities](https://mojwj.org/regionals/st-louis/propr/) - August 3rd: Vote Yes on Proposition R No matter what we look like or where we live, we want our communities to thrive. On Tuesday, August 3rd, we must come together to support our local education and training programs, create good union jobs, and invest in our communities by VOTING YES on Proposition R. Invest
- [‘About power.’ Lawmakers in Kansas, Missouri race to change voting laws after election](https://www.kansascity.com/article248871959.html#new_tab)
- [Here are 3 things that stood out in Gov. Parson's State of the State](https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/27/missouri-governor-mike-parson-state-of-the-state-2021-medicaid-covid/4287113001/#new_tab)
- [Unconstitutional voter suppression measure moves to state Senate](https://www.columbiamissourian.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/unconstitutional-voter-suppression-measure-moves-to-state-senate/article_7607056c-7d1a-11eb-94d9-2355e0be2175.html#new_tab)
- [Bernie Sanders: US sick of subsidizing 'starvation wages' at Walmart and McDonald's](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/25/bernie-sanders-mcdonalds-walmart-workers-congress-minimum-wage?link_id=10&#038;can_id=276fa5df34aff32e9c8a0f7a80b4b4ea&#038;source=email-todays-headlines-jobs-with-justice-2252021&#038;email_referrer=email_1089442&#038;email_subject=todays-headlines-jobs-with-justice-2262021#new_tab)
- [Workers, small-business owners oppose bill to cut minimum wage](https://www.kttn.com/workers-small-business-owners-oppose-bill-to-cut-minimum-wage/#new_tab)
- [A look at Parson’s recommended Medicaid expansion budget](https://themissouritimes.com/a-look-at-parsons-recommended-medicaid-expansion-budget/#new_tab)
- [Proposed Missouri Bill Would Allow Deadly Force Against Demonstrators](https://www.essence.com/articles/proposed-missouri-bill-would-allow-deadly-force-against-demonstrators/#new_tab)
- [Photos: Protesters gather despite snow to demand resignation of Hawley](https://www.stltoday.com/news/multimedia/pictures/photos-protesters-gather-despite-snow-to-demand-resignation-of-hawley/collection_628f5d70-023a-58a6-a148-5ad52737578d.html#new_tab)
- [KC police union, activists react to Missouri bill that would allow deadly force against protesters](https://fox4kc.com/news/kc-police-union-activists-react-to-missouri-bill-that-would-allow-deadly-force-against-protesters/#new_tab)
- [28 organizations announce 'The People's Plan St. Louis'](http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/28-organizations-announce-the-peoples-plan-st-louis/article_4be7ddec-5fe7-11eb-8bfc-33468274743b.html#new_tab)
- [Missouri bill would allow deadly force against demonstrators](https://apnews.com/article/us-news-police-michael-brown-racial-injustice-columbia-fbc034686c6ee476c33509578c972943#new_tab)
- [AFGE, St. Louis Labor Council call on Hawley to resign for his role in inciting anti-democracy attack on U.S. Capitol](https://labortribune.com/afge-st-louis-labor-council-call-on-hawley-to-resign-for-his-role-in-inciting-anti-democracy-attack-on-u-s-capitol/#new_tab)
- [UFCW 655 wins second election at MERS Goodwill](https://labortribune.com/ufcw-655-wins-second-election-at-mers-goodwill/#new_tab)
- [OPINION: My hope for Missouri workers in 2021](https://labortribune.com/opinion-my-hope-for-missouri-workers-in-2021/#new_tab)
- ['Closing the Coverage Gap for Missouri Families': Medicaid Expansion Advocate Discusses Next Steps](https://www.ksmu.org/post/closing-coverage-gap-missouri-families-medicaid-expansion-advocate-discusses-next-steps#stream/0#new_tab)
- [Biden’s Extended Eviction Ban is Not Enough to Protect Renters from Corporate Landlords](https://inequality.org/research/eviction-ban-corporate-landlords/#new_tab)
- [Missouri Reps Bush, Cleaver advocate for voting rights bill and Kayla Reed contextualizes insurgency](http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/missouri-reps-bush-cleaver-advocate-for-voting-rights-bill-and-kayla-reed-contextualizes-insurgency/article_b79a4d9c-5dc9-11eb-a8ad-ff1f2748bb66.html#new_tab)
- [Resign Hawley rally, car-a-van set for Jan. 27](https://labortribune.com/resign-hawley-rally-car-a-van-set-for-jan-27/#new_tab)
- ['Subsidizing the Spread of Covid': Report Shows Corporate Landlords Received Public Funding Yet Still Kicked Out Tenants](https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/19/subsidizing-spread-covid-report-shows-corporate-landlords-received-public-funding#new_tab)
- [Workers shut down McDonald’s drive-thru in protest for $15 hourly wage, fair treatment](http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/workers-shut-down-mcdonald-s-drive-thru-in-protest-for-15-hourly-wage-fair-treatment/article_bae59812-5793-11eb-991d-079888055553.html#new_tab)
- [After Amendment 3: It Passed in 2020, but the Coalitions That Fought it Remain Strong](https://www.kbia.org/post/after-amendment-3-it-passed-2020-coalitions-fought-it-remain-strong#new_tab)
- [US Fast Food Workers Strike, Demanding Congress #RaiseTheWage to $15 an Hour and Union Rights](https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/15/us-fast-food-workers-strike-demanding-congress-raisethewage-15-hour-and-union-rights#new_tab)
- [Union for healthcare workers praises Mo. minimum wage increase, calls for $15/hour](https://www.kfvs12.com/2021/01/05/union-healthcare-workers-praises-mo-minimum-wage-increase-calls-hour/#new_tab)
- [Missouri minimum wage hits $10.30/hr on the way to $12 in 2023](https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/01/whats-missouris-minimum-wage-2021-proposition-b-jobs/3939557001/#new_tab)
- [MERS Goodwill CEO David Kutchback presented ‘Scrooge of the Year’ award for his union-busting efforts](https://labortribune.com/mers-goodwill-ceo-david-kutchback-presented-scrooge-of-the-year-award-for-his-union-busting-efforts/#new_tab)
- [Missouri minimum wage set to raise on Jan. 1st.](https://www.newspressnow.com/news/local_news/business/missouri-minimum-wage-set-to-raise-on-jan-1st/article_dc57e1a0-4ba7-11eb-8374-3fcfbec16fe9.html#new_tab)
- [MERS Goodwill quest for workers’ trust fails miserably](https://labortribune.com/mers-goodwill-quest-for-workers-trust-fails-miserably/#new_tab)
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice and Impacted Missourians Statement on Today’s Court Hearing on Medicaid Expansion](https://mojwj.org/press-release/20210621-medicaid-hearing-statement/) - “Today’s hearing marks another step forward toward every Missourian, no matter where our race, income, or zip code, is able to care for their families and see a doctor without going bankrupt,” said Caitlyn Adams, Executive Director with Missouri Jobs with Justice. “We are looking forward to the court upholding the will of the voters,
- [Missouri Advocates Celebrate Supreme Court Decision - Once Again Protecting the Affordable Care Act](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-advocates-celebrate-supreme-court-decision-once-again-protecting-the-affordable-care-act/) - Missouri - More than ten years after initially being signed into law, the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) has once again been upheld and solidified as the law of the land. This is great news for the millions of Missourians and Americans who rely on the significant achievements of the Affordable Care Act. For more than
- [Missourians Rally to Defend Their Constitutional Right to Medicaid Expansion](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missourians-rally-to-defend-their-constitutional-right-to-medicaid-expansion/) - Following Governor Mike Parson’s announcement that he would break his promise to Missouri voters & attempt to block their constitutional right to Medicaid expansion, Missourians gathered across the state to express their anger, fear, and defiance of the Governor’s political antics. From Kansas City to St. Louis, Springfield to Columbia, and small towns in between,
- [Missourians left scrambling as COVID unemployment benefits end this week, three months early.](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missourians-left-scrambling-as-covid-unemployment-benefits-end-this-week-three-months-early/) - Missouri workers continue to get the short-end of the stick at the hand of Governor Mike Parson. Ending federal unemployment benefits for Missourians is a cruel punishment for workers struggling to make ends meet while waiting for the economy and their jobs to recover from the global pandemic. Despite the Governor falsely insisting that “labor shortages
- [Workers Celebrate Today’s Court Decision Affirming Right to Organize](https://mojwj.org/press-release/workers-celebrate-todays-court-decision-affirming-right-to-organize/) - Missouri - Today the Missouri Supreme Court reaffirmed every Missouri workers’ constitutional right to organize and bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing. By striking down HB 1413, the Supreme Court made it clear that attempts by politicians to favor some organizations over others violates workers’ freedom to make these decisions themselves. In overturning
- [Missouri's legislative session adjourns - what's next?](https://mojwj.org/blog/missouris-legislative-session-adjourns-whats-next/) - Every legislative session is full of twists and turns and challenges for those of us fighting for a Missouri that works for all of us. But solidarity means that we stick together and fight until we all have all that we need. It's that solidarity and fight that has led to some solid wins this
- [‘I would ask him if my life mattered’: Fury follows Gov. Parson’s Medicaid decision](https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article251396808.html#new_tab)
- [Breaking: Gov. Parson lies & denies Medicaid coverage to Missourians](https://mojwj.org/press-release/breaking-gov-parson-lies-denies-medicaid-coverage-to-missourians/) - Statement on Gov. Parson's cruel and misguided decision to deny Medicaid eligibility to expand - disregarding his earlier promises and the vote of Missourians Governor Mike Parson promised Missourians for nearly a year that he would honor and uphold our vote and implement the constitutionally required expansion of Medicaid on July 1. Today, he chose
- [TEST Respect Our Vote, Secure Medicaid Expansion! St. Louis Supports Medicaid!](https://mojwj.org/regionals/st-louis/test-respect-our-vote-secure-medicaid-expansion-st-louis-supports-medicaid/) - TEST Respect Our Vote, Secure Medicaid Expansion! St. Louis Supports Medicaid! RSVP For more than a decade, we have fought to expand Medicaid and extend care to our neighbors, our hospitals, and our local economies.Now, on July 1st, Medicaid Expansion will be in full effect in Missouri. Join us as we rally, demand our leaders respect
- [Parson moves to end federal unemployment aid for out-of-work Missourians](https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2021/05/11/gov-parson-to-end-federal-unemployment-aid-to-out-of-work-missourians#new_tab)
- [Parson moves to end federal unemployment aid for out-of-work Missourians](https://missouriindependent.com/2021/05/11/parson-moves-to-end-federal-unemployment-aid-for-out-of-work-missourians/#new_tab)
- [Missouri ending federal pandemic unemployment payments in June](https://fox4kc.com/news/missouri-ending-federal-pandemic-unemployment-payments-in-june/#new_tab)
- [Missouri governor orders end of federal pandemic unemployment benefits](https://abc17news.com/politics/missouri-politics/2021/05/11/missouri-governor-orders-end-of-federal-pandemic-unemployment-benefits/#new_tab)
- [Advocates blast Governor Parson’s decision to block Missouri families from accessing available federal unemployment assistance.](https://mojwj.org/press-release/20210511-unemployment/) - Governor Parson’s decision to reject federal unemployment assistance is an affront to Missouri workers and could prove harmful to the state’s economy. Ending the assistance, which has kept thousands of Missouri families afloat, would punish Missouri families who are already suffering through an economic downturn. In Missouri, an estimated 68.5% of unemployment benefits paid out
- [State to opt out of federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits](https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/state_news/state-to-opt-out-of-federal-covid-19-unemployment-benefits/article_1eb4b1bc-b292-11eb-8deb-2b45c32f04a0.html#new_tab)
- [Goodwill workers ratify their first contract!](https://mojwj.org/blog/goodwill-workers-ratify-their-first-contract/) - Last night, after more than a year and a half since they voted for union representation, the hard-working men and women at Goodwill in Festus approved their first ever union contract by 87%! We congratulate these workers on their hard-fought victory. We also thank the hundreds of supporters who contacted Goodwill CEO David Kutchback to
- [Missouri Jobs with Justice Applauds the Renewal of the Kansas City and St. Louis Earnings Tax](https://mojwj.org/press-release/missouri-jobs-with-justice-applauds-the-renewal-of-the-kansas-city-and-st-louis-earnings-tax/) - Missouri — Once again, St. Louis and Kansas City voters came together to renew their city’s earnings tax. Missouri Jobs with Justice volunteers contacted more than 14,000 voters on the importance of the earnings tax to support good union jobs and public services that benefit all of us. The renewal of the earnings tax is
- [Letter: Parson knows Medicaid expansion is no longer partisan](https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/letter-parson-knows-medicaid-expansion-is-no-longer-partisan/article_cfc3d1cc-31e8-5893-80d5-b28cacc22963.html#new_tab)
- [Funding for Medicaid expansion in hands of Missouri Senate](http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/funding-for-medicaid-expansion-in-hands-of-missouri-senate/article_c54f1cbc-9ef4-11eb-8143-97ca245214d3.html#new_tab)
- [What You Need to Know About Medicaid Expansion in Missouri](https://mojwj.org/blog/what-you-need-to-know-about-medicaid-expansion-in-missouri/) - There are a lot of attacks on workers and voters going on this session - so many that it’s tough to keep them all straight and keep track of what’s real and what is purely political grandstanding. The number one thing to know is that on July 1st, more than 230,000 Missourians will be newly
- [Rev. Dr. Teresa Danieley Testifies Against MO Voter Suppression Bills](https://mojwj.org/blog/rev-dr-teresa-danieley-testifies-against-mo-voter-suppression-bills/) - Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - Two dangerous voter suppression bills are to be heard in the Missouri Senate Committee on Local Government and Elections. MO JWJ's St. Louis Champions Organizer, The Rev. Dr. Teresa Danieley, submitted the following testimony against HB334 and HB738. For democracy to work, it must include all of us - no
- [Become a Member Organization](https://mojwj.org/resources/become-a-member-organization/)
- [Standing with Silgan Workers in St. Joseph](https://mojwj.org/blog/standing-with-silgan-workers-in-st-joseph/) - Members of Sheetmetal Workers Local 2 at Silgan Containers in St. Joseph, Missouri went on strike this past year to oppose an unfair contract proposed by management. Missouri Jobs with Justice mobilized community support to stand with workers on the strike line and provide material support over five months. We engaged partners like Our Revolution
- [2021 Ad Book Contributions](https://mojwj.org/fundraisers/2021-ad-book-contributions/) - 2021 Ad Book Contributions Sponsor Your Ad Ad SizePriceBack Cover – Color$1,500Full Page – Color$1,000Full Page$750Half Page$450Quarter Page$300Business Card$100*Note that only Back Cover and Full Page Color ads will be printed in full color. All other ad sizes will be printed in grayscale.Please send your ad artwork to adbook@mojwj.org. Contact adbook@mojwj.org with any further questions.
- [Be a MO Health Care Voter](https://mojwj.org/regionals/statewide/be-a-mo-health-care-voter/) - Be a MO Health Care Voter Add Your Name Good health is the foundation upon which the rest of our lives are built, and access to affordable health care is essential for maintaining it. When accessing healthcare becomes a struggle, the costs to individuals and to society can be staggering. Our elected officials should be
- [Tell Governor Parson to #StandwithWorkers During Covid](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/tell-governor-parson-to-standwithworkers-during-covid/) - Tell Governor Parson to #StandwithWorkers During Covid Add Your Name Thousands of essential Missouri workers are working every day and coming into contact with the public. These workers–no matter what field they work in–need:Priority access to COVID-19 treatment and testingAccess to Personal Protective EquipmentAccess to child careThousands more Missouri workers have been forced out of
- [Letter: Arguments against minimum wage increase are insulting](https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/mailbag/letter-arguments-against-minimum-wage-increase-are-insulting/article_f9f0d72c-feaa-5d32-8fc3-f1ad6f646635.html#new_tab)
- [Josh Hawley says workers deserve a raise. But it’s been all talk](https://missouriindependent.com/2021/03/09/josh-hawley-says-workers-deserve-a-pay-raise-so-far-its-been-all-talk/#new_tab)
- [Test AN-Petition](https://mojwj.org/uncategorized/test-an-petition/)
- [Missouri minimum wage hits $10.30/hr on the way to $12 in 2023](https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/01/whats-missouris-minimum-wage-2021-proposition-b-jobs/3939557001/)
- [The Qur'an and Worker Justice](https://mojwj.org/resources/muslim-resources/) - The Qur’an and Worker Justice
- [American Buddhists and Worker Justice](https://mojwj.org/resources/american-buddhists-and-worker-justice/)
- [Victory! Mizzou workers win against corporate greed and privatization!](https://mojwj.org/blog/victory-mizzou-workers-win-against-corporate-greed-and-privatization/) - In the early stages of the pandemic, the University of Missouri-Columbia attempted to privatize, outsource, or cut more than 300 custodial and landscaping jobs
- [Rain or Shine - Standing with American Postal Workers](https://mojwj.org/blog/rain-or-shine-standing-with-american-postal-workers/) - As President Trump threatened the integrity of our elections by sabotaging the postal service, MO JWJ mobilized with the American Postal Workers Union to “Save the Post Office” and demand a reversal in the policies causing mail delays and to support an investment of funds to support a strong postal service. We showed up across
- [Protecting Every Family’s Right to Health Care](https://mojwj.org/blog/protecting-every-familys-right-to-health-care/) - Working for a state and country where every family has all they need to get and stay well became even more clear this year. In 2020, we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act and strengthened our resolve to keep fighting against the greedy pharmaceutical companies and the politicians they bankroll. We worked
- [Standing with Federal Workers](https://mojwj.org/blog/standing-with-federal-workers/) - Throughout the Trump administration, Federal workers found themselves under attack. AFGE locals 96 and 2191 at the Veterans Administration, workers who serve the St. Louis Communities veterans, didn't take administration attacks lying down. AFGE members called on MO JWJ to highlight the discrimination Black and brown workers at the VA's John Cochran Medical Center faced
- [Putting Our Values on the Ballot - Initiative Petition Defense](https://mojwj.org/blog/putting-our-values-on-the-ballot-initiative-petition-defense/) - Technicalities about signature requirements or filing forms may not seem like traditional JWJ work, but no tool has been as important to worker’s victory in Missouri in the last five years than our century old citizen initiative process. Workers have used the tool to protect unions, raise wages and expand healthcare when our legislature refused
- [Supporting Essential Retail Workers](https://mojwj.org/blog/supporting-essential-retail-workers/) - Working people keep our economy and our communities working all the time, but COVID-19 pandemic threw into stark relief which workers are truly essential. From day one grocery and pharmacy workers found themselves on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic—stocking shelves, cleaning stores and ensuring that our communities have access to the food and
- [Solidarity Campaign: Close the Workhouse](https://mojwj.org/blog/solidarity-campaign-close-the-workhouse/) - For years, community members, led by our partners Action St. Louis and Arch City Defenders, have worked to close St. Louis' dangerous medium security prison, the St. Louis Workhouse. The Workhouse has been a site of economic and racial violence for generations, a place where presumably innocent people, many of them Black and brown, are
- [More than 532,000 Missouri Workers to Benefit from Increased Minimum Wage](https://mojwj.org/regionals/statewide/more-than-532000-missouri-workers-to-benefit-from-increased-minimum-wage/) - “More money in our paychecks could not come at a better time,” says Cathy Sherwin of St. Louis who has been a student and working part-time in fast food and at a dollar store since 2019. “This year, my co-workers and I have all been called ‘essential workers’ but still are only paid the minimum
- [Supreme Court Could Overturn ACA Coverage & Protections for Millions](https://mojwj.org/regionals/statewide/supreme-court-could-overturn-aca-coverage-protections-for-millions/) - MISSOURI – Statement in response to the Supreme Court’s hearing of the California v. Texas lawsuit to determine the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act from Caitlyn Adams, Executive Director, Missouri Jobs with Justice: “Whether we’re white, Black or brown, when it comes to our health, we all want to make sure we can prevent,
- [Expanding Medicaid to 230,000 Missourians](https://mojwj.org/blog/expanding-medicaid-to-230000-missourians/) - Since as far back as 2005, Missouri has had some of the lowest eligibility rates for medicaid in the nation. Our low rates have left hundreds of thousands of families without a lifeline in times of vulnerability, leading to unnecessary suffering and tragic early loss of life. As dozens of other states took advantage of
- [Fighting Gerrymandering - No on Amendment 3 Campaign](https://mojwj.org/blog/fighting-gerrymandering-no-on-amendment-3-campaign/) - The popularity of numerous ballot issues in recent years has demonstrated how out of touch Missouri’s legislature is, but nothing has exposed the reasons the legislature is so out of touch as much as CLEAN Missouri did in 2018. By promising to get partisanship out of the redistricting process, CLEAN offered Missourians hope for a
- [Eliminating Barriers for Unemployed Workers](https://mojwj.org/blog/eliminating-barriers-for-unemployed-workers/) - The Coronavirus certainly made 2020 a year to forget, especially for many hard working union members with careers in retail, entertainment, and hospitality. With the economy locked in a pandemic freeze, workers were forced to turn to a safety net to try to make ends meet. Unfortunately, Missouri has some of the lowest unemployment benefits
- [2020 Workers’ Memorial Day](https://mojwj.org/blog/2020-workers-memorial-day/) - Every year on April 28th, labor leaders gather for Workers’ Memorial Day to honor and remember workers who have been killed on the job in the past year. This year, we remained thoughtfully distanced and joined labor leaders, faith leaders, and frontline workers including nurses and grocery store workers to honor those who have died
- [Victory! Protecting the St. Louis Airport from Privatization & Corporate Greed](https://mojwj.org/blog/victory-protecting-the-st-louis-airport-from-privatization-corporate-greed/) - When Missouri’s largest political donor set his eyes on St. Louis’ most valuable public asset, we knew we were going to be in for a fight. Rex Sinquefeld bought an army of lobbyists and political consultants and invested over twenty million dollars into his scheme to make St. Louis’ Lambert airport the first major airport
- [St. Louis Demands $15 and a Union!](https://mojwj.org/blog/st-louis-demands-15-and-a-union/) - Like every other campaign, Show-Me $15 was impacted by COVID in 2020. Since the murder of Michael Brown, Jr. in 2014, the workers leading the Show Me $15 have taught the rest of us about the intersection of race, class & gender in worker justice. All of it is interconnected. This year, in addition to
- [Standing with SEIU Local 1 Janitors for Justice](https://mojwj.org/blog/standing-with-seiu-local-1-janitors-for-justice/) - On January 27, 1STL janitors led a large rally and march in downtown St. Louis, which culminated in a planned civil disobedience action and the arrest of 17, including MO JWJ staff, Workers’ Rights Board, and Leadership Team members, as well as workers and other local leaders. Soon after this day of action, a new
- [Fighting Union Busting at Goodwill](https://mojwj.org/blog/fighting-union-busting-at-goodwill/) - Fed up with workplace favoritism, sick of low wages, and poor benefits, clerks at the MERS Goodwill store in the St. Louis suburb of Festus formed a union in 2019, joining UFCW Local 655. For over a year MERS Goodwill stalled in negotiating a first contract, and then pivoted to spreading misinformation about UFCW, spurring
- [Eyemart Express Working to Unionize in Springfield](https://mojwj.org/blog/eyemart-express-working-to-unionize-in-springfield/) - This summer, IUE-CWA reached out to the Springfield-Ozarks Workers’ Rights Board to support Eyemart Express workers who wanted to unionize in the face of intense union-busting. While this is a small shop, its national headquarters was sending five managers each week to have mandatory anti-union meetings. Not only were they dealing with union-busting, but they
- [A Win Against Predatory Lending in Springfield](https://mojwj.org/blog/a-win-against-predatory-lending-in-springfield/) - Building off years of coalition-building and organizing, the Springfield-Ozarks’ Workers’ Rights Board and member organization Missouri Faith Voices successfully lobbied the Springfield City Council to pass an ordinance to regulate predatory payday lenders who operate in Springfield city limits. For months, City Council stalled on this important issue with some members parroting back payday loan
- [People’s Defense - Standing for Racial Justice in Columbia](https://mojwj.org/blog/peoples-defense-standing-for-racial-justice-in-columbia/) - People’s Defense, a newly formed anti-racist group, joined as a member organization in 2020 and called on our movement to help ban the use of chokeholds by Columbia Police Department officers.
- [Hundreds of Missourians Rally for Workers - Demanding Gov. Parson Protect All Workers](https://mojwj.org/blog/hundreds-of-missourians-rally-for-workers-demanding-gov-parson-protect-all-workers/) - Our state is in the middle of a pandemic, our economy is in chaos, workers are risking their lives and the lives of their families to help hold our community together, and politicians like Governor Parson are turning their backs on their service.
- [28 organizations announce 'The People's Plan St. Louis'](http://www.stlamerican.com/news/local_news/28-organizations-announce-the-peoples-plan-st-louis/article_4be7ddec-5fe7-11eb-8bfc-33468274743b.html#new_tab)
- [Kansas City’s economy is rallying. But it will take years to regain jobs lost in COVID](https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article246293365.html)
- [As Saint Luke’s raises minimum wage to $15, more groups push to make it the norm](https://fox4kc.com/news/as-saint-lukes-raises-minimum-wage-to-15-more-groups-push-to-make-it-the-norm/)
- [Missouri minimum wage to increase as of January 1](https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/missouri-minimum-wage-to-increase-as-of-january-1/)

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- [Howard Hanna](https://mojwj.org/tag/howard-hanna/)
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- [League of Women Voters](https://mojwj.org/tag/league-of-women-voters/)
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- [Kimberly Newby-Dorsey](https://mojwj.org/tag/kimberly-newby-dorsey/)
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- [voter engagement](https://mojwj.org/tag/voter-engagement/)
- [Local Motion](https://mojwj.org/tag/local-motion/)
- [cora faith walker](https://mojwj.org/tag/cora-faith-walker/)
- [Mayor Tishaura O. Jones](https://mojwj.org/tag/mayor-tishaura-o-jones/)
- [workers rights board](https://mojwj.org/tag/workers-rights-board/)
- [St. Louis Public Schools](https://mojwj.org/tag/st-louis-public-schools/)
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- [taxes](https://mojwj.org/tag/taxes/)
- [arpa](https://mojwj.org/tag/arpa/)
- [american rescue plan act](https://mojwj.org/tag/american-rescue-plan-act/)
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- [paid family leave](https://mojwj.org/tag/paid-family-leave/)
- [google](https://mojwj.org/tag/google/)
- [alphabet workers union](https://mojwj.org/tag/alphabet-workers-union/)
- [canvass](https://mojwj.org/tag/canvass/)
- [year round voter engagement](https://mojwj.org/tag/year-round-voter-engagement/)
- [paid family medical leave](https://mojwj.org/tag/paid-family-medical-leave/)
- [fmla](https://mojwj.org/tag/fmla/)
- [paid leave](https://mojwj.org/tag/paid-leave/)
- [st. louis city](https://mojwj.org/tag/st-louis-city/)
- [afscme](https://mojwj.org/tag/afscme/)
- [generate health](https://mojwj.org/tag/generate-health/)
- [Women's Foundation of Greater St. Louis](https://mojwj.org/tag/womens-foundation-of-greater-st-louis/)
- [St. Louis Board of Aldermen](https://mojwj.org/tag/st-louis-board-of-aldermen/)
- [lgbtq](https://mojwj.org/tag/lgbtq/)
- [careovercost](https://mojwj.org/tag/careovercost/)
- [care over cost](https://mojwj.org/tag/care-over-cost/)
- [St. Louis County](https://mojwj.org/tag/st-louis-county/)
- [John Bowman](https://mojwj.org/tag/john-bowman/)
- [Pat White](https://mojwj.org/tag/pat-white/)
- [Nancy Bukovic](https://mojwj.org/tag/nancy-bukovic/)
- [Mark Cavanah](https://mojwj.org/tag/mark-cavanah/)
- [paid parental leave](https://mojwj.org/tag/paid-parental-leave/)
- [st. louis labor council](https://mojwj.org/tag/st-louis-labor-council/)
- [membership](https://mojwj.org/tag/membership/)
- [member](https://mojwj.org/tag/member/)
- [Amazon](https://mojwj.org/tag/amazon/)
- [Missouri Workers Center](https://mojwj.org/tag/missouri-workers-center/)
- [MO HealthNet](https://mojwj.org/tag/mo-healthnet/)
- [union busting](https://mojwj.org/tag/union-busting-2/)
- [starbucks workers united](https://mojwj.org/tag/starbucks-workers-united/)
- [starbucks](https://mojwj.org/tag/starbucks/)
- [SEIU Local 1](https://mojwj.org/tag/seiu-local-1/)
- [justice for janitors](https://mojwj.org/tag/justice-for-janitors/)
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- [direct cash assistance](https://mojwj.org/tag/direct-cash-assistance/)
- [gbi](https://mojwj.org/tag/gbi/)
- [Bridget Hughes](https://mojwj.org/tag/bridget-hughes/)
- [missouri senate](https://mojwj.org/tag/missouri-senate/)
- [ip](https://mojwj.org/tag/ip/)
- [State Workers' Pay Raise](https://mojwj.org/tag/state-workers-pay-raise/)
- [Natalie Wallington](https://mojwj.org/tag/natalie-wallington/)
- [Hester St.](https://mojwj.org/tag/hester-st/)
- [Missouri](https://mojwj.org/tag/missouri/)
- [Crystal Brigman Mahaney](https://mojwj.org/tag/crystal-brigman-mahaney/)
- [Greg Payne](https://mojwj.org/tag/greg-payne/)
- [KCTV5](https://mojwj.org/tag/kctv5/)
- [Universal Basic Income](https://mojwj.org/tag/universal-basic-income/)
- [Guaranteed Basic Income](https://mojwj.org/tag/guaranteed-basic-income/)
- [Tishaura Jones](https://mojwj.org/tag/tishaura-jones/)
- [St. Louis Mayor](https://mojwj.org/tag/st-louis-mayor/)
- [Joe Mueller](https://mojwj.org/tag/joe-mueller/)
- [Working Families Bill](https://mojwj.org/tag/working-families-bill/)
- [Megan Green](https://mojwj.org/tag/megan-green/)
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- [Chuck Hatfield](https://mojwj.org/tag/chuck-hatfield/)
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- [Travis Smith](https://mojwj.org/tag/travis-smith/)
- [Daniel Ponder](https://mojwj.org/tag/daniel-ponder/)
- [MO Legislature](https://mojwj.org/tag/mo-legislature/)
- [Roxanne Darby](https://mojwj.org/tag/roxanne-darby/)
- [Betsy Fogle](https://mojwj.org/tag/betsy-fogle/)
- [Jahnavi Delmonico](https://mojwj.org/tag/jahnavi-delmonico/)
- [Anna Spoerre](https://mojwj.org/tag/anna-spoerre/)
- [Fran Marion](https://mojwj.org/tag/fran-marion/)
- [People's Action](https://mojwj.org/tag/peoples-action/)
- [Sulma Arias](https://mojwj.org/tag/sulma-arias/)
- [Initiative Peition](https://mojwj.org/tag/initiative-peition/)
- [Ballot Measure](https://mojwj.org/tag/ballot-measure/)
- [Jess Piper](https://mojwj.org/tag/jess-piper/)
- [MO AFL-CIO](https://mojwj.org/tag/mo-afl-cio/)
- [Elliott Denniston](https://mojwj.org/tag/elliott-denniston/)
- [Challenge Unlimited](https://mojwj.org/tag/challenge-unlimited/)
- [Marvin King](https://mojwj.org/tag/marvin-king/)
- [Tony Messenger](https://mojwj.org/tag/tony-messenger/)
- [Andrew Hutchinson](https://mojwj.org/tag/andrew-hutchinson/)
- [John Emery](https://mojwj.org/tag/john-emery/)
- [Gretchen Maune](https://mojwj.org/tag/gretchen-maune/)
- [Amelia Hurley](https://mojwj.org/tag/amelia-hurley/)
- [James Turner](https://mojwj.org/tag/james-turner/)
- [Luke Fennewald](https://mojwj.org/tag/luke-fennewald/)
- [Andrea Waner](https://mojwj.org/tag/andrea-waner/)
- [Public Good](https://mojwj.org/tag/public-good/)
- [Brian Hudnell](https://mojwj.org/tag/brian-hudnell/)
- [Melvin Stapleton](https://mojwj.org/tag/melvin-stapleton/)
- [Nick Foster](https://mojwj.org/tag/nick-foster/)
- [Nick Knoth](https://mojwj.org/tag/nick-knoth/)
- [Gregg Bush](https://mojwj.org/tag/gregg-bush/)
- [Nathan Billington](https://mojwj.org/tag/nathan-billington/)
- [Tex Sample](https://mojwj.org/tag/tex-sample/)
- [Public Education](https://mojwj.org/tag/public-education/)
- [Todd Graves](https://mojwj.org/tag/todd-graves/)
- [Shameem Clark Hubbard](https://mojwj.org/tag/shameem-clark-hubbard/)
- [Katie Kull](https://mojwj.org/tag/katie-kull/)
- [Joel Currier](https://mojwj.org/tag/joel-currier/)
- [Victory](https://mojwj.org/tag/victory/)
- [Kim Harris](https://mojwj.org/tag/kim-harris/)
- [Ashley Winters](https://mojwj.org/tag/ashley-winters/)
- [State Worker](https://mojwj.org/tag/state-worker/)
- [Pay Raise](https://mojwj.org/tag/pay-raise/)
- [missouri general assembly](https://mojwj.org/tag/missouri-general-assembly/)
- [Nate Brenner](https://mojwj.org/tag/nate-brenner/)
- [Bethany Johnson-Javois](https://mojwj.org/tag/bethany-johnson-javois/)
- [Deaconess Foundation](https://mojwj.org/tag/deaconess-foundation/)
- [safety net](https://mojwj.org/tag/safety-net/)
- [David Kimball](https://mojwj.org/tag/david-kimball/)
- [Kelly Hall](https://mojwj.org/tag/kelly-hall/)
- [LAURA BENSHOFF](https://mojwj.org/tag/laura-benshoff/)
- [The Fairness Project](https://mojwj.org/tag/the-fairness-project/)
- [ballot measures](https://mojwj.org/tag/ballot-measures/)
- [nursing home](https://mojwj.org/tag/nursing-home/)
- [care economy](https://mojwj.org/tag/care-economy/)
- [Disability Justice](https://mojwj.org/tag/disability-justice/)
- [Tim Rowden](https://mojwj.org/tag/tim-rowden/)
- [Labor Tribune](https://mojwj.org/tag/labor-tribune/)
- [Don Waterman](https://mojwj.org/tag/don-waterman/)
- [Pat Fowler](https://mojwj.org/tag/pat-fowler/)
- [Rebecca Shaw](https://mojwj.org/tag/rebecca-shaw/)
- [Rachel Lippmann](https://mojwj.org/tag/rachel-lippmann/)
- [VA](https://mojwj.org/tag/va/)
- [Veterans Affairs](https://mojwj.org/tag/veterans-affairs/)
- [AFGE 96](https://mojwj.org/tag/afge-96/)
- [Racial Discrimination](https://mojwj.org/tag/racial-discrimination/)
- [Workers Rights](https://mojwj.org/tag/workers-rights/)
- [Transportation](https://mojwj.org/tag/transportation/)
- [Public Transportation](https://mojwj.org/tag/public-transportation/)
- [Rikki Ascani](https://mojwj.org/tag/rikki-ascani/)
- [medicare for all](https://mojwj.org/tag/medicare-for-all/)
- [Qristyl Frazier](https://mojwj.org/tag/qristyl-frazier/)
- [Rochelle Jones](https://mojwj.org/tag/rochelle-jones/)
- [Missouri Health Care for All](https://mojwj.org/tag/missouri-health-care-for-all/)
- [Clean Slate](https://mojwj.org/tag/clean-slate/)
- [Criminal Justice](https://mojwj.org/tag/criminal-justice/)
- [corporate greed](https://mojwj.org/tag/corporate-greed/)
- [David Derossett](https://mojwj.org/tag/david-derossett/)
- [SEIU](https://mojwj.org/tag/seiu/)
- [blue cross blue shield](https://mojwj.org/tag/blue-cross-blue-shield/)
- [Workers Memorial](https://mojwj.org/tag/workers-memorial/)
- [LIUNA 110](https://mojwj.org/tag/liuna-110/)
- [Laborer's 110](https://mojwj.org/tag/laborers-110/)
- [Ashli Bolden](https://mojwj.org/tag/ashli-bolden/)
- [Demos](https://mojwj.org/tag/demos/)
- [Racial Justice](https://mojwj.org/tag/racial-justice/)
- [public library](https://mojwj.org/tag/public-library/)
- [daniel boone regional library](https://mojwj.org/tag/daniel-boone-regional-library/)
- [jefferson bank](https://mojwj.org/tag/jefferson-bank/)
- [worker justice](https://mojwj.org/tag/worker-justice/)
- [faith labor alliance](https://mojwj.org/tag/faith-labor-alliance/)
- [workers' rights board](https://mojwj.org/tag/workers-rights-board-2/)
- [labor in the pulpit](https://mojwj.org/tag/labor-in-the-pulpit/)
- [labor in the pulpits](https://mojwj.org/tag/labor-in-the-pulpits/)
- [ruth ehresman](https://mojwj.org/tag/ruth-ehresman/)
- [barbi click](https://mojwj.org/tag/barbi-click/)
- [uaw](https://mojwj.org/tag/uaw/)
- [mlk](https://mojwj.org/tag/mlk/)
- [People's Action](https://mojwj.org/tag/peoples-action-2/)
- [United Healthcare](https://mojwj.org/tag/united-healthcare/)
- [NNU](https://mojwj.org/tag/nnu/)
- [SLU Hospital](https://mojwj.org/tag/slu-hospital/)
- [Public Goods](https://mojwj.org/tag/public-goods/)
- [Yield Open Call](https://mojwj.org/tag/yield-open-call/)
- [Lever For Change](https://mojwj.org/tag/lever-for-change/)
- [right to organize](https://mojwj.org/tag/right-to-organize/)
- [testimony](https://mojwj.org/tag/testimony/)
- [Laborers Local 110](https://mojwj.org/tag/laborers-local-110/)
- [Northview Village Nursing Home](https://mojwj.org/tag/northview-village-nursing-home/)
- [Laborers 42](https://mojwj.org/tag/laborers-42/)
- [Jim Kabell](https://mojwj.org/tag/jim-kabell/)
- [Eric Burlison](https://mojwj.org/tag/eric-burlison/)
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